“Walwal No More!” A Woman Shared That Because of Alcoholism She Developed Ovarian Cyst
Liquor abuse is a hazardous ailment. It attacks the body, regularly changing its casualties into wilted husks of their previous selves. In spite of the fact that it is treatable – though with a huge measure of poise with respect to the patient – as a rule, liquor addiction is to a great extent left untreated here in the Philippines.
In 2014, the Philippine Star detailed that the Philippines positioned third among the heaviest consumers in the whole world. This measurement is made much all the more exasperating considering how the quantity of alcoholic driving cases climbed forcefully in 2015. It is very certain that liquor addiction influences not only the patients, but rather people around them too.
A young woman named Jemae Ruiz Peralta shared her battle with the bottle on Facebook. She narrated that her drinking habit began during her freshman year in college. She recalled how she was drinking as early as 10 in the morning, a glaring red flag of alcoholism.
She continued drinking heavily, as many people her age usually do. But everything changed when she urinated blood. This led her to visit a doctor for a check-up. While she was being examined, her doctor urged her to get an ultrasound.
The ultrasound detected something shocking – an ovarian cyst. It seemed like Jemae’s alcoholism had finally caught up to her. She had to get an operation to remove the cyst, as per her doctor’s orders.
After recovering from the operation that removed her cyst, Jemae had an important realization:
After recovering from the operation that removed her cyst, Jemae had an important realization:
